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Why would people think America was justified for Japanese internment camps? Why would people think America wasn’t?

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The people who think it was justified tend to say that:

  • If it was Mexico who had attacked, the camp would be for Mexicans
  • The World War 2 was a total war and governments were doing whatever it took to win the war, hence Pearl Harbor and also the atomic bomb.
  • Considering how scary World War 2 was, it was just a matter of time until Americans would go paranoid about Japanese spies

The counter arguments are usually:

  • America was doing the same thing that it was said to be fighting against
  • It was not fair to the families
  • Those were also american citizens and the xenophobia is unjustified
  • It was a violation of the constitution
  • It was morally wrong

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